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NoSQL standouts: New databases for new applications
Was it just two or three years ago when choosing a database was easy? Those with a Cadillac budget bought Oracle, those in a Microsoft shop installed SQL Server, those with no budget chose MySQL. Everyone in between tried to figure out where they belonged. Read More


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Linux 3.0 a steady step forward
Bucking standard conventions in software versioning, Linux Torvalds has designated the new release of the Linux operating system kernel, posted Friday, as version 3.0, even while maintaining that the release is only a routine update. Read More

Oracle gives sneak peek at MySQL 5.6 features
Oracle on Monday announced a sneak peek at features slated for MySQL 5.6, the next version of its open-source database, that focus on improved scalability, integration and performance. Read More

Before you get locked into Lync, consider open source alternatives
Lync, Microsoft's unified communications platform that combines voice, Web conferencing, and instant messaging is reportedly poised to become the next billion-dollar business at Microsoft. That's good news for Microsoft, but those billions of dollars come out of IT's pocket. Read More

Microsoft extends Suse Linux partnership
Extending a partnership established in 2006, Microsoft has renewed a working agreement to resell Suse Linux and help develop new Windows interoperability tools for the OS, Microsoft announced today. As part of the four-year extension to the deal, Microsoft will purchase and resell $100 million worth of Suse licenses. Read More

Microsoft's 'happy birthday' video to Linux: Cynical or sincere?
Microsoft has been trying to make nice with the open source community for years, though the open source community usually responds with caution and skepticism about the Windows juggernaut's sincerity. Read More



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